IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1186 of 2017 ======================================================

1. Raghubansh Singh S/o Late Saryu Prasad Singh, Resident of Mohalla-New Yarpur, Police Station-Gardanibag, Post Office-G.P.O., District-Patna, and Retired as the Private Secretary, Agriculture Department, Bihar, Patna.

2. Subhash Chandra Das, S/o Late Upendra Narayan Das, Resident of Mohalla-

403 Ram Vallav Kunj Appartment, CDA Colony North Shashtri Nagar Post Office-Police Station-Shastri Nagar,District-patna-800023, and Retired as the Private Secretary, Animal and Fisheries Resource Department, Bihar, Patna

3. Sunil Kumar Srivastava, S/o Late Jagdish Prasad Srivastava, Resident of Mohalla-New Yarpur, NY-36, Jhunjhun Mahal Road, Police Station- Gardanibag, Post Office- G.P.O., District-Patna Presently Posted as Principal Private Secretary, Home Special Department, Bihar, Patna

4. Dinesh Kumar Singh, S/o Late Ram Lakhan Singh Resident of Mohalla-

Rama Lane, Shivpuri, P.O.-P.S.-Shastri Nagar, Dist.-Patna, and Retired as the Private Secretary, Minor Water Resources Department, Bihar, Patna

5. Anand Mohan Pandey, S/o Late Banshidhar Pandey, Resident of Mohalla-

Anand Vihar, Post Office- Anishabad, Police Station-Gardanibagh, District- Patna, Presently Posted as Principal Private Secretary, Environment and Forest Department, Bihar, Patna

6.1. Kamlawati Devi Wife of Late Om Prakash Thakur Resident of Mohalla Anaith, Ward No. 43, Police Station Nawada, District Arrah, Bhojpur.

7. Binay Kumar Lal, S/o Late Ramdev Lal, Resident of Mohalla-Sai Residency, Flat No.-202, Road No.-4, Mitramandal Colony, Post Office- Anishabad, Police Station-Gardanibag, Patna, and Retired as the Private Secretary, Sugar Cane, Industry Department, Bihar, Patna

8. Rajballabh Prasad, S/o Late Puna Mahato, Resident of Mohalla/Village-

Dhelva, Post Office-Dhelva, Police Station-Ram Krishna Nagar, District-

Patna, and Retired as the Private Secretary, C.M. Secretariat, Bihar, Patna

9. Pyare Prasad, S/o Late Ramu Mahato, Resident of New Alkapuri, Road No.-

5, House No.-3, Post Office-Anishabad, Police Station-Gardanibag, District- Patna, and Retired as the Private Secretary, Road Construction Department, Bihar, Patna ... ... Petitioner/s Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

2. The Principal Secretary, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Government of Bihar, Main Secretariat, Patna.

3. The Principal Secretary, Department of Finance, Government of Bihar, Main Secretariat, Bihar, Patna.

... ... Respondent/s ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rupak Kumar, Advocate Mr. Vikrant Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Dr. Anand Kumar, AC to AAG- 3 ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY

ORAL JUDGMENT

Date : 09-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioners have filed the instant application for the following reliefs:

“i. For issuance of an appropriate Writ/Writs, direction/ directions in the nature of Certiorari or Writs, Order or Orders for quashing the Letter No.-2234 dated 11.02.2016 as well as consequential Order as contained in Memo No.- 10187 dated 25.07.2016 to the extent by which in place of the initial date of appointment in the Clerical cadre, the date of joining on the post of Personal Assistant has been taken into consideration for the purposes of granting benefits of Third A.C.P., under the Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (Hereinafter, called as MACP), contrary to the provisions of the Scheme and the decision of the Department of finance and in consequent thereto, further be pleased to direct the authorities to consider the promotion under the scheme, the Petitioners complete their 30 years of service from the date of initial appointment, strictly in terms of the decision taken by the Finance Department.

ii. For issuance of an appropriat